Systems and methods include an access layer to perform handovers for a User Equipment (UE) using a mobility status of the UE. A source access node (e.g., a femto cell, small cell, or a macro cell) establishes a first network connection with the UE. Based on a mobility status of the UE, the source access node selects either a small cell access node or a macro cell access node as a target node for connecting to the UE with a handover (e.g., by establishing a second network connection with the UE). The UE may have a medium mobility status or a high mobility status and, in response, be connected to the macro cell access cell for continuous connectivity. Alternatively, the UE may have the low mobility status and, in response, a signal strength analysis of the access nodes may be performed to select the target node for the handover.
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3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first small cell access node, the second small cell access node, and the macro cell access node are associated with a common Public Land Management Network (PLMN) value.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the mobility status of the UE includes determining that the UE has a low mobility status.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the common service frequency is a common Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) frequency.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the mobility status is the low mobility status and establishing the second network connection is, at least partly in response to the low mobility status, based on a first signal strength of the first small cell access node and a second signal strength of the macro cell access node.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the mobility status is the medium mobility status or the high mobility status and establishing the second network connection includes, in response to the medium mobility status or the high mobility status, establishing the second network connection with the macro cell access node.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the type of device is a cellular type of device or an internet-of-things (IoT) type of device and the device state is a connected mode or an idle mode.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein establishing the second network connection is part of a load balancing process performed by the first small cell access node.
20. The access node of claim 19, wherein determining the type of device for the UE includes determining whether the UE is a cellular device type, an Internet-of-Things (IoT) device type, a wearable device type, or an automobile device type.
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